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"One by One"  the Cars, song lyrics by Ric Ocasek
 G   Em   C   C| % | % | % |
GWell I was walking to the Emedge
CWhere decision takes its Ctoll
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I would never take a pledge
But I just might sell my soul
CAnd I can't face the Ddreary night
CBut I can put up with the Dhaze
CAnd one by one they Dpass you by
CThe words just waste Daway...eh...ah, hey...
 G   Em   C   C| % |
GI was on my lonely Emrant
CAnd I was falling through the Cfreeze
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Some just will and some just can't
And I fractured all my C's
CAnd frosty windows Dblur my sight
CAnd the midnight calms me Ddown
CBut one by one they pass me Dby
CWhen poor me comes to Dtown...owne...
(guitar solo)
 G   Em   C   C| % | C  D|%|%|%|  G   Em   C   C|%|
Yeah, I was on the different side
Where doorsteps line the streets
And bedtime stories they wax and wane
And rumours are discrete
And telltale windows softly lit
With purpose they all shout
One by one they pass you by
On the restless roundabout
 G   Em   C   C|%| until fade

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One By One

by The Cars

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"One by One" the Cars, song lyrics by Ric Ocasek

G Em C C

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G Em

Well I was walking to the edge

C C

Where decision takes its toll

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I would never take a pledge

But I just might sell my soul

C D

And I can't face the dreary night

C D

But I can put up with the haze

C D

And one by one they pass you by

C D

The words just waste away...eh...ah, hey...

G Em C C

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G Em

I was on my lonely rant

C C

And I was falling through the freeze

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Some just will and some just can't

And I fractured all my C's

C D

And frosty windows blur my sight

C D

And the midnight calms me down

C D

But one by one they pass me by

C D

When poor me comes to town...owne...

(guitar solo)

G Em C C C D G Em C C

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Yeah, I was on the different side

Where doorsteps line the streets

And bedtime stories they wax and wane

And rumours are discrete

And telltale windows softly lit

With purpose they all shout

One by one they pass you by

On the restless roundabout

G Em C C

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